match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to nip (something) in the bud
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
witnessing; observing; sighting
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
how many years; how long; what year
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
official announcement; proclamation
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
match; game; bout; contest
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
environment; circumstance
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing